Wrapping In Images: Tattooing in Polynesia (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology - Cultural Forms)

Wrapping In Images: Tattooing in Polynesia (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology - Cultural Forms) image
ISBN-10:

0198280904

ISBN-13:

9780198280903

Author(s): Gell, Alfred
Edition: New Ed
Released: Jul 11, 1996
Format: Paperback, 360 pages
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Description:

In traditional Polynesian societies, tattooing has played a key role in the social construction of the individual. This is the first study to provide a comparative analysis of tattooing in its original setting--based on a comprehensive survey of both written and oral sources. Drawing on modern social theory, psychoanalysis, and anthropological studies, Gell demonstrates the role of tattooing in the complex array of controlling sacredness and protecting the self.


























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